Single achievement

“Flowing Water”

Official achievement authored by JimG008.

The Waikato is a local government region of the upper North Island of New Zealand. The region stretches from Coromandel Peninsula in the north, to the north-eastern slopes of Mount Ruapehu in the south, and spans the North Island from the west coast, through the Waikato and Hauraki to Coromandel Peninsula on the east coast. Broadly, the extent of the region is the Waikato River catchment.

The name for the region is taken from the Waikato River; waikato is a Māori word traditionally translated as "flowing water".

Before the arrival of Europeans, the Waikato contained the third most densely populated part of New Zealand, after Northland/Auckland and the Bay of Plenty. The Waikato rohe (area) was inhabited by iwi (tribes) such as those of the Tainui confederation, including Waikato and Ngāti Toa who conquered the native inhabitants about 1450 according to Tainui historians, finally destroying them at a battle at Aratiatia. Between about 1750 and 1842 the area was subject to a large number of invasions by other Māori iwi and hapu confederations and large scale population migrations took place by a number of hapu and iwi. The largest battle ever fought in New Zealand took place near Ohaupo about 1790–1805, between two competing alliances of hapu. During the latter stages of this volatile period, known as the Musket Wars (1807–1845), conflict led to a migration south to Taranaki and eventually Kapiti Island.

Criteria

Depart from an airport of your choice, fly to and land at NZHN, your flight distance must be further than 100 NM.
Date Departure Arrival Pilot Aircraft Landing rate Distance Flight time
24AUG25 1232Z NZNP NZHN Xeromman Pilatus PC-12 (PC12) -22 ft/m 108 nm 00:21 View
16AUG25 1236Z NTAA NZHN Francis Panouille Boeing 777-200 (B772) -157 ft/m 2285 nm 03:51 View
14AUG25 0947Z NZWR NZHN Geordie433 Cessna Caravan (C208) -34 ft/m 136 nm 00:27 View
09AUG25 2202Z NZNP NZHN JohnnyTheJaw Beechcraft Duke (BE60) -204 ft/m 118 nm 00:19 View
06AUG25 2319Z NZNR NZHN Angel 15 Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning 2 (F35) -75 ft/m 144 nm 00:15 View
23JUL25 2119Z NZCH NZHN CapnTosh Airbus A318 (A318) -537 ft/m 360 nm 00:56 View
17JUL25 2351Z NZWR NZHN Bricktop Cessna 400 (COL4) -35 ft/m 136 nm 00:18 View
17JUL25 0211Z YSSY NZHN Jean C. A. Airbus A320 (A320) -234 ft/m 1208 nm 02:34 View
09JUL25 1200Z YPAD NZHN Unknown Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -1103 ft/m 1802 nm 03:38 View
06JUL25 2101Z YSSY NZHN James Goodsell Airbus A320 (A320) -118 ft/m 1222 nm 01:33 View
02JUL25 2033Z NZOH NZHN Tomas Pontetto Boeing 767-300 (B763) -149 ft/m 149 nm 00:34 View
02JUL25 2032Z NZOH NZHN CPT Jose Collado Embraer ERJ-190 (E190) -85 ft/m 149 nm 00:33 View
02JUL25 2031Z NZOH NZHN Charliemenem Airbus A321 neo (A21N) -176 ft/m 149 nm 00:34 View
30JUN25 0222Z NZNR NZHN KipOnTheGround Beechcraft 2000 Starship (STAR) -82 ft/m 670 nm 02:37 View
30JUN25 0053Z NZNR NZHN Rlydeadly Piper Malibu Meridian (P46T) -60 ft/m 211 nm 00:55 View
30JUN25 0041Z NZNR NZHN Chase648 Beechcraft 2000 Starship (STAR) -226 ft/m 5416 nm 00:39 View
30JUN25 0032Z NZNR NZHN Captain Cocktail Piaggio P.180 Avanti (P180) -135 ft/m 195 nm 00:45 View
30JUN25 0030Z NZNR NZHN Justjohn12345 Cessna 400 (COL4) -48 ft/m 170 nm 01:03 View
30JUN25 0027Z NZNR NZHN T.J. Turner LearFan 2100 08 -159 ft/m 149 nm 00:43 View
30JUN25 0025Z NZNR NZHN Cosmicpulsar Cirrus Vision SF-50 (SF50) -213 ft/m 123 nm 00:31 View